Akef S. Rahman, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sanford, NC
Akef S. Rahman, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sanford, North Carolina, and NPI 1497012686, issued on Apr 12, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2015-00197, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akef S. Rahman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2015-00197 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330
- Phone
- (919) 774-2100
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150507000393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1135 Carthage St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Hitesh Avaiya, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497916415
- Mark Benning, PAPhysician Assistant1972069243
- Sara Branch, PAPhysician Assistant1346520210
Verify Akef S. Rahman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2015-00197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt34 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Cefdinir26 claims
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Promethazine Hcl11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wake Emergency Physicians PARaleigh, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akef S. Rahman among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Akef S. Rahman, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Sanford → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paula AdkinsSanford, NC 273301336193184
- Russell Harrell, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301275571317
- Jeja Syeda, M.D.Sanford, NC 273301902291602
- Peter Buckley, D.O.Sanford, NC 273321275553091
- Devon Davis, MDSiler City, NC 273441588764161
- John HarrisThomasville, NC 273601386728731
- Michelle Duchneskie, DOLexington, NC 272951619602802
- Melanie Belfi, MDLexington, NC 272921558401455
Common questions
What is Akef S. Rahman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akef S. Rahman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497012686, issued on Apr 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akef S. Rahman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC, 27330. Phone: (919) 774-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akef S. Rahman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2015-00197, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akef S. Rahman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akef S. Rahman, M.D. had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.